WorldStar was a series of telecommunications satellites for the WorldSpace Corporation, the US-based organisation providing
direct satellite delivery of digital audio and multi-media communications services to emerging and underserved markets of the world,
including Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean.
The operational system, which broadcasts audio, text and images to an audience of more than 4.6 billion people all over the
world using a new generation of low-cost portable receivers, already comprises AfriStar, launched in 1998, and AsiaStar, launched
in 2000. Construction of a third satellite - named CaribStar, later AmeriStar and eventually AfriStar 2 - has now been completed,
but a launch is now unlikely. A fourth, WorldStar 4, was originally planned as back-up, and partially completed, but was later cancelled.
Some of the parts built were reused (mainly the propulsion system) for other projects, other were disposed of.